Show ARMENIAN WOMEN GIVE Uia U S. S FLAG I Emblem Sent at Token of ofA A Appreciation r ci tion i 0 f W ASI Novi H 19 As As As a token of or thanks thanks thanks' ant ana for services rendered rendered by jy the women women of America to the women of or Armenia the latter have sent a large and rl richly decorated ArmenIan Armenian Ar Ar- Armenian fla flap flag to the Woman Womans a Committee Commit Commit- tee of the Council of National Defense The flag has just been delivered to the state department after atter being en route I from Armenia for nearly a year The banner measures 46 by 56 Inches i and is completely complete bordered by a fringe of narrow gold It Is entirely hand handmade handmade handmade made even to tho the Joining of the tricolor tricolor tricolor tri tri- color stripes which arc are sewn together with Stitches of almost Invisible minuteness minuteness' min min- On the reverse of or the flag flap Is Isa Isa isa a greeting emblazoned in gold em broidered letters as follows To American women from Armenian women Ae Accompanying the flag was a letter dated at Cairo on November 28 8 1919 from Dr 11 H. B B. president of the Armenian national council to II If Gary American consul general Kasrel el el Cairo The loiter letter follows We big beg l leave ave to Introduce to your excellency a a. delegation of the tho Armenian Armenian Armenian Arme Arme- nian womans woman's Committee who wishes to commit to your care a small box containing containIng containing con con- a specimen of our national flag beIng the result of an elaborate needlework on a specIally prepared design design de de- sign with a request to have same forwarded forwarded forwarded for for- warded to the Woman Womans s Committee of oC the United States Council of or National Defense at Washington as a a. small to token token token to- to ken of 01 deep gratitude In recognition o of the great Int Interest rest shown toward the Armenian women omen and the valuable services rendered for the Armenian cause We take this opportunity of re requesting requesting requesting re- re questing your jour excellency to be interpreter interpreter interpreter inter inter- preter of our grateful thanks for Cor the noble work done by the great American nation for the well-being well of oC our country coun coun- try Receipt of or the letter and flag Clag has bas been acknowledged by Emmons K Ellsworth acting director of the Council Council Coun Coun- cil cU o of National Defense |